In what has been described as a "crucial breakthrough in pectin biosynthesis," a team of researchers at the University of Georgia has discovered a gene that encodes one of the proteins responsible for pectin synthesis. This is a powerful new molecular tool that could help researchers understand -- and potentially manipulate -- pectins.
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 13 10:30 AM
ATLANTA----March 13, 2006--Results from a new post-hoc analysis of the previously presented VYtorin Versus Atorvastatin study of 1,902 patients with high cholesterol showed that a significantly greater number of patients taking VYTORIN® achieved levels of LDL cholesterol of less than 70 mg/dl and Apolipoprotein B levels of less than 90 mg/dL compared with patients taking Lipitor® pooled across
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 13 4:30 AM
ATLANTA----March 13, 2006--In a new analysis presented today VYTORIN® significantly reduced LDL "bad" cholesterol by an average of 52.5 percent and C-reactive protein by an average of 31.0 percent, compared to averages of 38.0 percent and 14.3 percent, respectively, achieved with Zocor® .
